• The Blackhawks looked tired on Friday night, but still found a way to extend their record-setting streak to 21 games with an overtime win over Columbus. The most amazing thing about this stretch? All three games they've lost to this point have been in the shootout.

• Life isn't getting any easier for Rick DiPietro. The Islanders' cast-off allowed five goals on 12 shots and was pulled after 20 minutes in his debut for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.

• Ya say ya like podcasts? Our own Adrian Dater and CBC's Jeff Marek whipped one up to break down the Ryan O'Reilly saga.

• The clip of Sidney Crosby scoring the 2010 Golden Goal has never been shown on an NHL video player of any kind. If the IOC and IIHF want NHL players in Sochi, they'll have to provide the NHL video rights to moments like this.